Right before embarking on our whirlwind tour of venues in Maine, we spent a night in Portland, Maine with a new friend, the photographer and husband of the editor for Eater Maine (whose last name happens to be the same as mine, though surprisingly, no relation).
He recommended we visit a favorite of Eater Maine, Eventide Oyster Co. Eventide is the sister restaurant of Maine staple, Hugo’s (where we ate for my birthday the day after, more on that later!)
They specialize in, you guessed it, oysters.
They have many varieties and part of the bar itself is made up of the oysters on ice, with a shucker going to town behind the bar.
They also have a great selection of local brews, and we were finally able to try Oxbow. This quickly became one of our favorite beers and we drank a lot of it on this road trip!
We went with half a dozen Winter Points and half a dozen Basket Island oysters (both local to Maine). These were fantastic, though I really loved the Winter Points.
We then tried the Eventide Lobster Roll and the Fried Oyster Bun.
They were served in more of a steamed bun (like a Chinese pork bun consistency) and everything was flavored so insanely well. This was not your classic lobster roll, but it was nice to have a new spin on an old classic. Mike and I weren’t very hungry, so we split both of them, but boy oh boy did I regret not having my own. They were so damn good.
And even the bathrooms stayed on theme.
I was really impressed by Eventide. They are doing new things with good food and everyone there is excited to be doing what they are doing. The vibe is great and the food far surpasses expectations. I can’t wait to go back.
Total Nom Points: 8.5 out of 10
